this the ball off the hands of joe harris. old dominion shocks virginia 63- 61. uva is now 0-3 this season again the caa. >>> after suffering their worst loss of the season last night in detroit, wizards head coach randy wittman called the performance embarrassing. bradley beal was back and nenj started his first game of the season. wizards would score just 13 points in the first quarter. down 17, crawford behind the back, dishes to vesely for the dunk. nenj steals here, resulting in a bradley lay-in. beats who missed the last two games had 14 point tonight. the wizards would get as close as 2. fourth quarter a play that sums up the season. vesely trying to get the ball. beal follows, he hits the beck. maxfield for rt dunk. they are now an nba worst 3-22. >>> when we come back, the game that changed the restaurant skins' season. why carolina was a kick in the pants for the redskins. stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. whether mike shanahan knew it or not, what he said after the loss to carolina motivated his players. they were 3-6 entering the by

oh, joe harris gets the ball knocked loose and old dominion pulls off a huge upset, 63-61. virginia has an eight-game winning streak snapped. that's only the second win for the monarchs, so that's why it's such a big upset. >> that's big. all right, carol, thank you. >>> that's our news for tonight. "saturday night live" is coming up next. have a great night, everybody. stay warm and we'll see you tomorrow. >>> good evening from hofstra university in hempstead, new york. i'm candy crowley from cnn state of the union. [ applause ] welcome to the second presidential debate. tonight's debate is a town hall, and our audience is 82 undecided

joe harris adds three more with a 46-38 victory. apparently, tennessee just can't score more than 38 points. all right, folks, we're not going to dub the red skins-ravens, the battle of the beltways. but, fwr the first time in a while, we could actually have a team wearing burgundy and gold that's favored to beat the raichs on sunday. a former terp could play a very big role in this one. of course, we're talking about raven's receiver torey smith. the most dangerous receiver on baltimore's roster. plenty of his family members are and were. he went to his first at fede kbrks field. and he remembers it vividly. >> i remember t.o. running around the field and warming up. i had an opportunity to talk to him after the game. we walked into the parking lot and we walked passed his car and he was playing like five minutes. it was pretty cool. i'll never forget, joe theisman asked me for an autograph. he told me no. i remember that, too. >> isn't it amazing how you remember those nings when people tell you no? >> oh, yeah. people remember st

jones very much excited and has every reason to be. 2nd half joe harris inside, mitchell twisting lay-intchell and harris led the cavs with 13 points. virginia defeats tennessee 46- 38 to improve to 7-2. >>> finally the nhl and players association met and exchanged proposals today. commissioner gary bettman says he's pleased with the process. we are now in month three of the lockout. brian is back to wrap up the edge right after this. >>> hi. wire the cantrells -- hi. we're the cantrells from spain. we'd like to wish our family in washington d.c. a very merry christmas. merry christmas, guys, we miss you. hi, gran. welcome to chevy's year-end event. so, the 5.3-liter v-8 silverado can tow up to 9,600 pounds? 315 horsepower. what's that in reindeer power? [ laughing ] [ stops laughing ] [ male announcer ] chevy's giving more. this holiday season, trade up to get the 2012 chevy silverado all-star edition for 0% apr financing for 60 months plus $2,000 cash allowance or get a total value of $9,000. >> you don't know me. my name is jay. what's your name? >> helen. >> 67-year-old helen grossma

joe." >>> meanwhile, senator harry reid blasted republicans for wasting time on something that democratically controlled senate had no intention of voting on anyway. >> we are not taking up any of the things that they are working on over there now. it's time for republicans to get serious. it's very, very, very unfortunate. the republicans have wasted an entire week on a number of pointless political stunts. and that's what they've been. it's obvious that the speaker working with his republican team can't get enough votes together to pass much of anything. >> late last night, the white house released the following statement. the president's main priority is to ensure that taxes do not go up on 98% of americans and 97% of small businesses in just a few short days. the president will work with congress to get this done and we are hopeful that we will be able to find a bipartisan solution quickly that protects the middle class and our economy. we'll get a check on how the overseas markets are reacting to all of this coming up in just a few minutes. >>> connecticut governor dan malloy has declare

>>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," majority leader harry reid says it could takeistmas miracle to get both sides to agree on a fiscal cliff deal. meanwhile, the president said he's confident republicans will cave on the tax increases. we'll discuss the fiscal cliff with our "morning joe" panel. >>> and now, mercifully, i need your help. are you with me on this one? the phrase fiscal cliff, i'm over it, time's up, date reached on the expiration, nails on the chalkboard annoying. can't we be a little more creative? this is where you come in. e-mail your alternative to the phrase "fiscal cliff," and i'll use the best one tomorrow on our show. we won't use fiscal cliff, i promise. so far, my best, budgetary bluff? yeah, the bar's been set very low. >>> up next, we'll huddle around the water cooler, where jon stewart stepped out of his comfort zone with an eminem-inspired rap for the michigan protesters. >>> well, enough with the real news. let's gather around the water cooler. and first, a little moment of silence. louis louis, who wouldn't miss a second of on-camera

denver's chris harris picked off joe flak coast. broncos win 34-1. baltimore loses their third straight game. their lead is just a game. maybe they fired the wrong coordinator. they fired cam cameron last week, but they can't stop opposing off fences. >> so busy on game day. >> yes, indeed. we'll have a complete report from new england on that game. vern glen will be with the raiders. we have a magician on the show tonight. >> really? >> a little off the beaten path, but he is good. >> 11:35. >> that's going to do it for this edition of eyewitness news. "60 minutes" is next with coverage of the sandy brook elementary school massacre. good night. ,,,,,, ,, here you go. too. i'm to dreout that . i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 de

senators joe manchin and harry reid and mark warner have received stellar grades despite being democrat. harry reid said we're not doing enough to protect our citizens. he said, every idea should be on the table. senator warner told "the washington post," there's got to be a way to put reasonable restricts, particularly as we look at assault weapons as we look at these fast clip of ammunition. senator manchin is one of the nra's brightest stars on capitol hill. the nra endorsed him at the 2010 west virginia senate race. manchin ran a campaign ad where he fired a bill through the cap and trade bill. >> i think this is time for us to sit down and move in a responsible manner and i think they will. if dianne is saying assault weapons, i don't know anyone in the sporting arena that needs that for hunting. >> it's frustrating to know that we've been down here before. a 1989 school shooting in stockton, california, led to the first assault weapons ban in the nation. five years later, a federal ban was adopted by congress. here we are, no ban is in place today. the gun industry just couldn't b

other dignitary -- dignitaries include, joe biden, harry reed.is body will be flown back to his native hawaii tomorrow. >>> the morning continues in newtown, connecticut. funerals are being held for five of the victims. right now a private service is being held for mary sherlach, the school psychologist. there is a funeral being held for rachel davino. students include grace mcdonald, dylan hockly and olivia engel. another shooting victim was laid to rest yesterday in new hampshire, if was for nancy lanza, the shooter's mother. it took place in kingston, about 150 miles from newtown, connecticut. about 25 family members were there at that ceremony? >>> the national rifle association is calling for armed police officers in american schools as the only way to stop school shootings. the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. >> the nation's largest gun rights lobby the nra, also blaming the media for allowing violent culture. code pink, protesters there, disrupting the speech twice, holding up signs saying nra blood on

telling us all how bad it is to go over the fiscal cliff when senators barack obama, senator joe biden, senator harry reid in 2006 all turned down w's request to raise the debt ceiling . >> the fiscal cliff was born in 2011. >> he didn't like it then but he wants today. he wants carte blanche today. >> let him answer, rick. >> i listened to you. please listen to me. i know that's not easy for you. >> okay. >> but please listen to me. >> not easy because you don't say anything consistent. >> the seeds of the fiscal cliff were planted in 2001 with the ten-year window for the bush tax cuts. secondly, look, you're not going to like this, rick, but the fact is the president has come more than halfway in terms -- he hasn't come anywhere. he's come halfway on 7%. he hasn't come halfway on the other side, the entitlement side, the reform side. we're going to a too light deal that's too small. >> a lot of people are saying he wants to go over the cliff because it gives him more leverage. >> yes. >> his treasury secretary said that. tim geithner said that on cnbc. >> right. >> well, look, i mean, first of all,

harry reid said just a little bit ago. when asked if there would be an agreement, he said, look, it's up to talks for joe biden and mitch mcconnell>> harris: i'm curious, we had on the congressman from south carolina, learning from us, what senator reid had said that there were strong sticking points that they couldn't cobble together a deal on the senate side and he said that's very discouraging, the last couple of seconds. your response? >> yeah, that's what people are saying here, they can't believe they're so close in some respects, but they can't get over that hurdle and it kind of has to start in the senate, the message that the house republican leadership is delivering to its members, saying, look, the senator has to go first, we have passed house republicans, passed bills to deal with the fiscal cliff and deal with the spending cuts and later this year, not much else, not much time we have to sort of get out of this so they're saying, if they can get something through the senate, fine, but if not, it's up to them, they're waiting for the senate at least as far as the house of representatives. >> harris: our senior produce

>> the alan green span joe lieberman trophy this year, john, goes to harry reid. >> on my side of the political agenda, mitch mcconnell is a winner. and i would also include jon huntsman, who i think had an opening to really make an impression in the republican primaries and he sure didn't. >> does mitch have a problem in kentucky? >> well, there is a singer who has her -- a senator who has her eye on his seat. >> what is she doing? >> clint eastwood's unbelievable gig at the republican convention that put he everybody to sleep and took the momentum out of that entire evening on television. >> how can you improve on that? >> i have a tie between clint eastwood's chair and donald trump. which way would you go? >> that's a tough one. most boring, the olympic opening ceremony. a showcase of all things british. harry potter, james bond, mary poppins. it paled in comparison to china's extravaganza. most charismatic, pat? >> rg3. redskin rookie of the nfl. maybe mvp. has set this city on fire. >> marco rubio. senator from florida whose articulate to the point of almost being dem ogic. . but

joe biden. >> it seems like the president is handcuffing harry reid from bringing a bill to the floor now. the president is i believe slowing down the process, not helping. >> reporter: experts warn if a deal is not reached, the nation could slide back into recession. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> again, if a deal is not reached tonight, there is one thing you need to be prepared for. for many of us, our paychecks will go down in the new year. here's why. the payroll taxes cut by 2 percentage points over the last two years to give the economy a little nudge. but experts say that tax holiday is coming to an end and the small tax break adds up over the course of a year. the center on budget and policy priority says it is about $100 billion that will come out of our paychecks to go to the government. goldman sachs says that ending the tax hol day would shave .6 percentage points off economic growth next year, which is not predicted to be strong. so let me tell you what the impact would be for you. if you make $50,000 a year that works out about $20 a week more you'll have to

but maybe his relationship with joe biden is better than it is with harry reid. >> what happened to johnoehner? it was really interesting. i spent a lot of the christmas holidays in ohio. but also since i've come back, a question i get over and over and over again is, is john boehner a good guy? i think the point of that question is, is he willing to work with the president? is he willing to do what needs to be done to get a deal done? now obviously he's marginalized. but what happened there? >> i don't think it's a question of intent so much. because he's had at least two attempts at going for a bigger deal, a bigger bargain in terms of cutting deficits, raising taxes. he has tried to move his party, but he's incredibly weak. the problem for the white house and the president specifically, what can you do when you're negotiating with someone who cannot deliver? and that's a problem for his entire party. he's going to get re-elected house speaker and not have the authority to do the job he's been given. john boehner is in an impossible situation. i guess no one else wants the job. but tha

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joe paterno is gone. >> the british people are going ga-ga for the diamond jubilee. >> the flying squirrel. >> the fab five. >> ryan lochte. >> someone sold photographs of prince harry naked -- >> one of the hottest novels around. >> what went wrong, why now? >> isaac is forcing some changes at the republican convention. >> manufacture. >> what do you mean shut up? >> four more years! >> thank you! >> christopher stevens and three other embassy staff, they are dead. we will bring those to justice who committed these murders. >> all the effects of hurricane sandy already. sandy's carved a path of destruction across the eastern seaboard. we can't fully secure the crane until the wind dies down.

i'm pretty sure joe lieberman's jowls are memory foam. (laughter) so you've been warned, harrye away mitch mcconnell's filibuster and he will strike back by obstructing everything you do! or let him keep the filibuster so he can obstruct everything you do! (laughter) i think the choice is clear. we'll be right back. (cheers and applause) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. my guest tonight is the original voice of both yoda and cookie monster. i'll ask him if four cookie cs. please welcome frank oz. (cheers and applause) thank you, hey, nice to meet you frank oz. can i call you frank oz. >> you can. >> stephen: frank oz -- >> can i just say something? >> stephen: yes. >> my favorite part of your show bar none is when you introduce the guest and you come here and take a bow. (laughter) i love that. >> stephen: well, i've got to give these people what they want. >> it's great. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: well, that's great to hear. >> i mean it, i think it's hysterical, and you deserve it. >> stephen: thank you, i put the most thought into it. >> of c

republican leader in the senate, mitch mc connell, made an offer, it ended when harry reid said he couldn't precepts a counter proposal. joe biden is playing a direct role in the talks. they remain at odds over the across the board cuts to government programs and defense set to go in to effect. they are divided on taxes. the white house wants to raise rates on people making more than 250,000 dollars a year. republicans would like to keep the estate tax from going over. >> we have to make sure taxes on middle class families don'ts go up that would hurt our economy badly. >> i placed a call to the vice president, to see if he could jump start the negotiations on his side. i want everyone to know i'm willing to get this done. i need a dance partner. >> if there is no deal today, the average american family will start with a $3400 tax hike. >>> hilary clinton is waking up in the hospital, secretary of state was admitted to the presbyterian hospital. the clot stems from a concussion stuffed a number of weeks ago. her doctors discovered it during a follow up exam sunday. she has been out of work for weeks, recover from a stomach

between these two men, between mitch mcconnell, the senate republican leader, and joe biden, the vice president. harry reid, the senate democratic leader is certainly very well-informed. he's kept apprised of what's going on just as the house speaker on the other side of the capitol is as well but these two men are probably hopefully going to work late into the night, maybe early in the morning to see if they can come up with some way to put this in real terms for americans, some way to avert the taxes for every american going up in a big way starting tomorrow night. >> so it's no burning the midnight oil for the senate because they're gone, and congress now, do we know? >> reporter: the senate has decided to formally -- the senate majority leader harry reid said about an hour ago that effectively there won't be any votes tonight. so the hope for getting a deal today that the senate can vote on which was the hope even going into the day, that's not going to happen. in fact, the house, they brought people back for a vote tonight just to have people here in case the senate could vote on something that t

and colleagues of mine lieg joe manchin and mike warner and harry reid the majority leader who have been about the changing pe ining perceptions o issue can help us reach across divisions, even illicit some of the organizations that have been opposed in the past. >> now, you also see the smoke screens, senator. mike huckabee. he made a comment that has become notorious now on friday night saying that sandy hook happened because we removed god from our schools. let me play to you his sound bite. >> we ask why there's violence in our schools, but we've systematically removed god from our schools. we've made it a place where we don't want to talk about eternity, life, what responsibility means, accountability. >> and this is nothing against god or those of us who believe in god. you and i have been in churches together during campaigns. we know and respect people's religion. but that's avoiding this issue about semiautomatic and automatic weapons and going off somewhere else that has nothing to do with the issues at hand that has so impacted your state in the nation. >> our state is still g

joe paterno is gone. >> gaga. >> flying squirrel. >> someone sold photographs of bript's prince harry. >> it's one of the hottest novels around. >> what went wrong. why now? >> isaac is forcing changes. >> what do you mean shutup? >> four more years. >> thank you. >> four more years. >> christopher stevens and three other embassy staff, they are dead. >> we mr. bring those to -- will bring those to justice who committed these murders. >> all the effects of hurricane sandy already. >> sandy carved a path along the eastern seaboard. >> we can't secure the crane until the wind dies down. >> gangnam style. >> honey boo boo. >> the shuttle rolling done the streets of l.a. >> let's take a look at the man at the center of the scandal. >> syria has gone on for 20 -- >> the red line warning talks. >> barack obama will be re-elected president of the united states. >> terror at an elementary school in connecticut. >> 20 children are dead. six adults are also dead. >> so our hearts are broken today for the parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers of these little children. may god bless the memory of the victims and in

another former pro-gun lawmaker including senate majority leader harry reid and west virginia senator joe mansion stand with them. legislation for a new assault weapons ban could be year. we invite you to stay with abc 7 news and wjla -- wjla.com. we will continue to have all the latest developments in the sandy hook elementary school shooting. it is a bad time for bad news on the redskins' offensive line. >> the nfl suspended tackle gordon black for the next four games for violating the league that a performance enhancing drug policy. it is a problem because black replaced tyler columbus after he suffered a concussion sunday. plus center will montgomery injured his knee. no word yet on him. quarterback robert griffin iii's georgie -- jersey, a big seller. it has sold more than any other player's jersey in a single season since the league started keeping track six years ago. an aidias spokesman said rg3's livestock also sold out. >> also expected to sell fast is a redskin playoff tickets. those will go on sale right after christmas. try and -- time to get the strategy in place to get thos

harris. police are offering a $25,000 reward for information that helps them solve the case. >>> an investigator is under way into the apparent suicide of a navy s.e.a.l. commander in afghanistan. commander joe price died saturday. he was from potstown, pennsylvania. price was the commanding officer of s.e.a.l. team 4, assisting in the training of afghan police. a military official told cnn there's no indication price was involved in any investigation or controversy. he is survived by his wife and daughter. ♪

democrats say this is simply a ruse, mitch mcconnell trying to go around harry reid, the democratic leader here and appealing to joe biden, trying to make it look in democratic estimation as if republicans are going the last mile, but, look, we're stuck. we're nowhere at this point. there was a major setback earlier. you mentioned it, the so-called chained cpi. a lot of people tweeted me and said what the heck is that? simply a revised way of adjusting cost of living increases to social security recipients that would in effect lower the growth of those payments, lower the rate of inflation, lower the cost of living increase most times. republicans have evidently put that on the table. that was what really got these negotiations to a standstill. they emerged from their lunch, did republicans, just a few minutes ago, and it's clear it's now off the table. it's a dead letter. unclear whether that's going to help move these along in any way, shape or form. harry reid, before his closed door luncheon, said he was still cautiously optimistic. hard to see from our perspective why he would say this because things seem pret

we've also seen movements from democrats who are nra-backed democrats like mark warner and joe manchin and even harry i think that we really are at a tipping point where this specific tragedy, because unfortunately it did involve 20 of our most vulnerable, innocent angels, children, i think is something that the public has just had it with. and so while i think it's good that the president did announce this committee, i do think that actual legislation needs to come out of it. >> well, let's talk about actual legislation, ana. do you believe actual legislation will be introduced? and can it actually pass even if it is? >> i absolutely believe that senator feinstein's going to go through with her word. and introduce legislation the first of the year. that it's going to be the first legislation that gets introduced. i think she's committed to this. and i think this is a different moment in time, carol. i think it's a different moment in time for everybody. you know, from the american public, journalists, politicians. it's just something about the recurrence of the event. it's something about it being a

joe biden. mcconnell and biden reportedly spoke several times by phone throughout the night after talks with harryd came to a halt. welcome back, everyone, to "morning joe." that's the latest. ed rendell and jeffrey sachs all with us along with sam stein and michael steele in washington. joining us also in washington, senior national correspondent for "bloomberg businessweek," joshua green. and joshua, before we go on to what led to this doomsday scenario that we're facing right now, which was all set up by lawmakers in washington, talk to me about what businesses are looking for and wall street is looking for. there will be reaction. there's always this discussion about the need for certainty. at best, we're going to get some sort of small deal that puts everything off, which makes this whole deadline make no sense. are businesses going to respond well to that? >> if we get a deal, yes. i mean, wall street all along has been looking to avert the fiscal cliff. and frankly, i don't think ceos and businesses care a whole lot about where income tax rates fall. in fact, you saw a number of ceos come o

the president is negotiating regularly with senate majority leader harry reid and vice president joe biden is now in it. those two get along much better than mcconnell gets along with the president. over the last 24 hours the president has given some ground for higher levels for income taxes and estate taxes but is also along with that demanded much more in government spending than republicans are comfortable with. this is part of the impasse. and one of the things the administration wants to do is find some across the board spending cuts and cannes. ed government contracted due to take effect starting this week. >> all right. major garrett, thank you. wyoming senator john barrassow is with us. >> thank you for having me. >> if there's a deal today, why would you vote to extend tax cuts if there are no new spending cuts? >> that's the exact thing. the real problem is spending. if you want to raise taxes as the president promised in the campaign he wanted to do that, it was to pay down on the deficit. there's no evidence of any of that and that is a major sticking point. so the democr

great to see you, harry. >> thanks, joe. >> good day to have you here. >> you're a genius restructuringthing to do with diamonds, that's harry winston. get that out of the way first. looking at the fiscal cliff, you had some interesting comments. boehner had a much better deal for his side last year, right? >> right. >> was that really 3-1? >> remember simpson-bowles is 3-1. and the president couldn't go all the way there. the republicans north of 3-1. and i think most people think a deal could have been done in that zip code. >> what is this deal now? in reality because everyone's got there -- it drives me nuts when i hear one side say it's this much in cutting. one side says we are giving away so much and the other side says you haven't even begun to negotiate with us. who's telling the truth? >> i think the best case scenario is 2 1/2 to one if you include all the sequester cuts and all the cuts talked about, none of which are really enforceable. both sides have talked about scaling back the sequester. the absolute best case scenario is 2.5-1 and i don't think it gets there. >> if we

in some of our democratic friends like joe manchin of west virginia mark warner of virginia, harry reid the majority leader who has expressed the need to address this issue of gun violence. so we have to stay with it. it is going to be a tough fight. it has never been easy. and it has never been politically safe. but whatever the political consequences, i believe that the american people now have been so moved by this horrific and unspeakable tragedy that they will speak up and i just hope that your viewers and the american people stay with it. >> eliot: everybody certainly is talking about closing the gun show loopholes and bans on assault weapons and semiassault weapons and limiting the size of magazines to a certain number of bullets certainly below what is accessible now. beyond those areas that seem to be emerging as consensus points, are there more creative ideas? are there things closer to the edge you want this to continue to talk about to build a national consensus? >> whether they're creative or not, the quality of the background checks is also an issue that needs to be addres

senate mitch mcconnell continued to work phones with vice president joe biden and that in effect biden has stepped in the place of harry reid, the top democrat in the senate. at least for now. reid and mcconnell had been trying to negotiate a deal over the weekend. they hit a road block. and because mcconnell has worked with biden over many years, when he was in the senate, he reached out to the vice president and said, perhaps joe biden could help jump start things. that's where we are now. there was a lot of fatigue and weariness as the day went on the without a package for members to consider. there was a lot of back and forth, as you know, about different elements of a potential deal and what was angering one side or another. what we expected now is, barring some late night breakthrough which seems unlikely, we would hear from the senate tomorrow, late morning, get a sense where they are, if they're any further along, and then if there is a package, it would be revealed to each side, meaning the house and the senate, let members take a look at it, and gauge if they're ready to go and vote on it. it is the final day

two people were senate republican lea leader mitch mcconnell and joe biden who worked the phones after talks between mcconnell and harrystalled. >> discussions continue today on plan to affect the middle class families from the tax increase tomorrow. there are a number of issues in which the two sides are still apart. negotiations are continuing as i speak. >> the agreement would set the threshold for extending the bush tax cuts at $400,000 for individuals and $450,000 for families. i would set the tax rate for upper income people at 39.6%. the rate under president clinton. the states would be taxed at 40% above $5 million for individuals and $10 million for a married couple. unemployment benefits would be extented a year, as with the medicare doc fix. it would permanently fix the a terptive minimum tax. a big concern for many republicans are there are no new spending cuts. >> history has a way to repeat itself. >> somehow washington never gets the message. >> here we are, 30 years later on the brink of another crisis on new year's eve, still addicted to spending money. >> last friday, speaker boehner told the senate c

senate leaders harry reid and its mcconnell, house leaders john boehner and nancy pelosi. it was a done with vice- president joe biden and president obama to work on a short time fixed for the crisis. >> i hope there is a deal that avoid the worst parts of the fiscal cliff, mainly taxes going up and middle-class people. i think the odds are better than they could be that people think. >> the agreement would include not only an extension of middle- class tax cuts but would also extend unemployment benefits for millions. >> tax increases need to be avoided, they can be. in the end, we will get a deal. the question is the timing. it is encouraging that both sides continue to sit down and have lines of communication open. >> but a smaller deal will only leave a problem for the incoming congress in january. that is discouraging to america's ceo's. >> we still have the big problem of how we are going to fix our deficit and debt in the country. we know the parties have to work together, and we know we have to resolve this as quickly as possible. >> wall street is keeping a close eye on talks in washington. analysts ar

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joe biden. he said: >> wrong again bob. then of course, there was harryd, the leader of the democrats in the senate who said this: >> i'm going to do everything within my legislative powers to prevent privatizing or limiting social security. i simply say it's off the table. >> wrong again bob. apparently it's still on the table. associated press among others reporting that in fact the democratic led by president obama have offered significant social security cuts. how much are they? well it would cost $112 billion to do the cuts proposed. how much is that going to cost you? after 12 years what it will amount to is $1,272 less per year picked out of your pocket. what are they returning it for? they want smaller tax increases out of the rich. it's taken out of your pocket and put into the pocket of the rich. this is grotesque. how much does it cost you if you're on social security for 30 years? $28,000! this is not a grand bargain. it's a grand larceny. they are coming to rob you. yes, president obama is definitely part of that. in case you are cop fused by

think that's exactly what we're hearing now, and that's why you heard joe manchin from west virginia saying the same thing. you had harryeid, who is quite pro-gun, out there making some favorable noise. a lot of these incoming democratic senators. the question is how long can you sustain that action? we've seen in -- >> i'm with you on that, brother. i know the problem of passion. the people on the far right, on the nra front, never lose their passion. they think about it every day of their lives. they go to bed at night and put their heads on the pillow afraid somebody is going to take that gun away from them. normal people have other interests like their spouses, like their lives, their children, and even their generalized politics isn't all driven by one issue. >> well, what we've seen is this congress operates under crisis. it requires a crisis, a fiscal crisis, an international crisis to create any sort of an action that's going on. the only way you beat back a special interest group -- it's no coincidence that grover norquist of the tax pledge is also on the board of the nra. the only way you beat back this is wit

obama is dealing directly and spoke frequently sunday with the senate majority leader harry reid while vice president joe biden spoke frequently sunday with republican leader in the senate mitch mcconnell. mcconnell and biden get along much better than mcconnell does with president obama. in the last 24 hours, the administration has given ground on raising threshold for income tax rates and estate tax rates, but also demanded much more in new government spending the republicans are comfortable with. it's that division between spending and taxes that continues to divide both sides, and that is the one thing that may prevent a deal from being achieved in the final hours as we get nearer to the fiscal cliff. >> major garrett, thank you. senator is live on capitol hill. >> thanks for having me. >> if there's a deal today, why would you vote to extend tax cuts if there are no new spending cuts? >> that's the exact thing. the real problem is the spending. if you want to raise taxes -- and the president promised in the campaign he wanted to do that -- it's to pay down on the deficit. there's no evidence of any

joe biden. the president doesn't have one. harry reid and mitch mcconnell do have one, it's on again, off again, but it can deteriorate quickly as we saw yesterday. biden is important. if there's anybody with a personal relationship in the white house -- if you can fault the white house for one big thing, it's the lack of developing a personal relationship with mitch mcconnell, between the president and him. there is one between joe biden and him. >> chuck todd, thanks. >> you got it. >>> let's get to the morning's other top stories. andrea canning is in for natalie at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning. and happy almost new year's to you. and happy new year's to you at home. authorities are hoping to speak with a seriously injured bus driver. at least nine people were killed and 26 injured. the bus was returning to canada after a trip to las vegas. >>> the woman charged with pushing a stranger to his death in front of a new york city subway train thursday reportedly has an issue of mental health issues and three previous

when harry reid couldn't get anywhere. he handed it off to joe biden. think this is not a congress that distinguished itself. in particular, the united states senate which hasn't passed a budge net how many years now? so i think the house at least has done its job. it has passed an alternative for example for the sequester cuts. it did come up with a plan to avert the tax increases across the brd? the senate has really done nothing. and it is amazing to me that people would ask for their jobs back. when they haven't been able to do their jobs in any meaningful sense in the last few years. >> jennifer, listen. i'm in a charitable mood. i've been defending congress. these people were elect ped sop clearly somebody believes they need to elect these rigid dog mattic individuals that won't budge. >> i don't mind so much that they are dogmatic. i would like for them to put forth the foe seerable course. what does harry reid believe? what does chuck schumer believe? let them put something on the table, go through a congress and works things out. they have been

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